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GARDEN CLUB: The Ames Garden Club will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15, at Reiman Gardens Spear Room. Ty Smedes will present “The Return of Iowa’s Bald Eagles.” It will be a slide presentation and lecture which will reveal many incredibly interesting discoveries about Iowa’s bald eagles and how they go about their everyday lives in Iowa and the Midwest. Public is invited to attend the program.
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BACKYARD BIRD COUNT: The 21st-annual worldwide Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) takes place Friday, Feb. 16 through Monday, Feb. 19. It is the perfect opportunity to enjoy nature and be a citizen-scientist. Individuals, families, schools and organizations are encouraged to count birds at bird feeders and in backyards, local parks or other locations of their choice for at least 15 minutes on one of more of the count days. Tallies are reported online at birdcount.org through “eBird,” an online checklist program. Visit birdcount.org for more information, or stop by Wild Birds Unlimited of Ames located at 213 Duff Ave., or call (515) 956-3145.
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FREE CHILD DENTAL SCREENINGS: To encourage preventive dental care for children, Dr. Niegsch and Dr. Garman of Dentistry at Somerset will provide free child dental screenings from noon to 2 p.m. every Friday in February for children ages 6 months (at least one tooth) to 13 years. To reserve your time, call (515) 268-0516 or email Smile@DentistryAtSomerset.com.
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LEGISLATIVE WAKE-UP: Curious about happenings in state government? Hear news of legislative issues and ask questions of your Story County legislators at a Legislative Wake-Up, at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17, Ames City Hall Council Chambers, 515 Clark Ave. Refreshments and conversation 8:30 to 8:45 a.m., forum 8:45 to 10 a.m. Invited state legislators are senators Behn, Dix and Quirmbach, and representatives Bacon, Deyoe, Heddens and Wessel-Kroeschell. This forum is cosponsored by the League of Women Voters of Ames & Story County and YSS. It will be aired on Channel 12 and live-streamed at www.cityofames.org. Info: DonnaElliott@live.com, mimpatter@ gmail.com.
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The STC cast of “12 Angry Jurors,” with Travis Cooper (Juror No. 2) and Libby Gens (Juror No. 8) in the foreground. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Story Theater Company presents Reginald Rose’s ‘Twelve Angry Jurors’ Story Theater Company is pleased to announce a production of “Twelve Angry Jurors,” by Reginald Rose. A cast of talented teens from Ames and surrounding communities will take you back to the 1950s with this jury-room drama. There will be four shows only: 7 p.m. on Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 22, 23 and 24, and a matinee at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 25. All shows will be at STC’s brand new black box theater at 615 S. Dayton Ave., Suite 125, Ames. Tickets are $7 until Feb. 21st; after that date tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students and seniors. Tickets can be purchased through www.storytheater company.org. All tickets will be held at the door, and all seats are general admission. Tickets also may be purchased at the door, but advance purchasing is recommended to ensure seats will be available for you. “Twelve Angry Jurors”
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is adapted from the drama “Twelve Angry Men,” written by Reginald Rose; it was broadcast initially as a TV play in 1954 and adapted for the stage in 1955. The play is set on a sweltering summer day, as a jury has been sequestered after a sixday homicide trial. They must decide, unanimously, if the 19-year-old defendant is guilty of murder. Initially, everyone votes guilty except for one lone juror. What follows is a lively debate about “reasonable doubt” as each juror confronts his or her own biases and prejudice. In 1957, the story was made into a fi lm starring Henry Fonda as juror No. 8, who was first to cast a vote of “not guilty.” Zander Reed, a ninth-grader at Boone High School, plays the role of foreman. He commented about one way STC adapted this story from the original 1957 movie. “Some of the traditional male roles were switched to female roles, which I believe adds a whole new layer to
the drama, and to the issues brought up in the play,” Reed said. Several actors spoke about the challenges they’ve worked through in rehearsing for 12 Angry Jurors. Anika Slowing, a 10th-grader at Ames High School, spoke about developing her complex character. “It is diffi cult for me, playing an older character. She (juror No. 9) has lived through the Great Depression and both world wars. I have to figure out how to put that all together, Slowing said. Quinn Harbison, 13, is an eighth-grader at Ames Middle School. He spoke about design and costume decisions. “A lot of the color comes from the characters, not the world around them,” Harbison said. “Because of this, the costumes need to reflect character choices and 1950s styles.” The actors, who range in age from 13 to 17, have been rehearsing six to eight hours a JURORS, see page 2